Swallows and Amazons finally flies to the big screen

Filming has finally begun on a film version of Arthur Ransome’s classic story, Swallows and Amazons. I say finally because I spent years tracking this film through development and pre-production and, to be honest, I thought the cameras would never roll. But they are!

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Downtown Abbey – The Movie?

Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes and the show’s executive producer have both said they would be open to making a film version of the hit ITV show.

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Comic-Con catch-up

There’s just over two weeks until the eyes of the showbiz world turn to San Diego for the 46th outing of geek heaven, also known as Comic-Con.

So many panels and actors are being confirmed on a daily basis, so I thought I’d provide a handy catch-up of who you can, and can’t, expect at this year’s SDCC.

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Celebs contribute to fairytale app

Stephen Fry, Ewan McGregor and Joan Collins are among the celebs contributing to a new fairytale app.

The GivingTales app has been developed has been developed with Sir Roger Moore and is aiming to raise money for UNICEF.

The Princess and the Pea, read by Moore, is free and the other fairy tales are £2.51 to download. The app is available on Apple, Android and Windows Phone 8.

Additional stories include The Emperor’s New Clothes (narrated by Dame Joan Collins), The Little Match Girl (narrated by Ewan McGregor) and The Ugly Duckling (narrated by Stephen Fry).

The app is available now.

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